WCSO Shooting Range and Training Center

Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office is committed to “Keeping Wakulla Safe.” Sheriff Jared Miller invites you to visit the WCSO Shooting Range and Training Center which provides many services to Wakulla County residents and benefits to members.

On May 22, 2018, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) released the 2017 Uniform Crime Report (UCR). The UCR provided crime statistics for the entire State of Florida, but also listed individual statistics by county. The 2017 UCR enumerated the number of Index Crimes committed in Wakulla County, the percentage of those crimes which were solved (cleared) in Wakulla County, and provided the information for both 2016 and 2017 to facilitate comparisons. Index Crimes include Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny, and Motor Vehicle Theft. The clearance rate measures how well agencies solve Index Crimes.

According to the 2017 UCR prepared by FDLE, the number of Index Crimes committed in Wakulla County increased from 556 in 2016 to 596 in 2017. The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office investigated 595 of those Index Crimes and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigated 1. The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office solved 31.9% of the Index Crimes it investigated and the FHP solved the Index Crime it investigated, providing a clearance rate of 100%. Overall, Wakulla County had a clearance rate of 32.0% during 2017, which was an improvement of 4.5% over the 27.5% clearance rate experienced during 2016. Therefore, more Index Crimes were committed in Wakulla County during 2017 than 2016; and more of those crimes were solved (cleared) in 2017 than were solved in 2016.

The entire State of Florida experienced a reduction in the number of Index Crimes committed throughout the state. ... See MoreSee Less

The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division has been monitoring an area of disturbed weather, now Invest 90L, in the Western Caribbean. Invest 90L is currently forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico by Friday where it has a 60% chance of becoming a slow moving tropical disturbance.

Steering currents associated with this low pressure system are weak. As a result, model guidance systems show varying forecast tracks. Most forecasts have the system gaining strength and developing into a tropical system that makes landfall in Alabama to West Florida Sunday or Monday. Invest 90L is expected to be a “sloppy” Tropical system on the east side bringing significant rainfall as it moves slowly to the north.

With the recent rain in our area causing our ground saturation levels to increase, we stand a higher chance of flash flooding with large amounts of rainfall. The ground in Wakulla County can’t absorb much more water which will increase our chance of "ponding", flooded roadways and river flooding if the storm’s forecast tracks more to the east.

We will continue to monitor and provide updates as the weather system develops. ... See MoreSee Less

This morning Sheriff Miller and his staff were honored to attend the Shadeville Elementary 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony.

Sheriff Miller, Undersheriff Jones, and Sgt. Yarbrough were there to speak to parents and students about the WCSO SAVE program and to award trophies to 5 SAVE essay contest winners. Here are the SAVE essay winners by class:

Sheriff Jared Miller & the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office would like to congratulate Daelin A. Williams on his graduation from Wakulla High this past Friday. Daelin has been a part of the WCSO Explorer program for 5 1/2 years.

Daelin A. Williams was born November 7, 1999, in Atlanta Ga. Daelin is the oldest of two siblings and he has a younger sister 15 years old Sanaire N. Williams. Daelin mother is Sabrina Williams who is employed with Refuge House serving as an Outreach Domestic Violence Victim Advocate servicing Wakulla County. Daelin relocated with his mother and sister to Wakulla County in 2012 to assist care of his grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Merrddie Rosier of Sopchoppy. Daelin attended Wakulla Middle School as a 7th grade, participating on the football team and joining Wakulla Sheriff Explorer program. While attending Wakulla high School Daelin participated in the following curriculum: 2 years on the Wakulla County High School football team, 3 years ROTC and 5 ½ years with the Wakulla Sherriff Explore Program. Daelin is very active in his church, Macedonia Community Church of Sopchoppy affiliated with the Church of Christ Written in Heaven organization, where Daelin serves on the usher board. Also, Daelin was crown as King for the year 2016-2017 on the West Florida Diocese Church of Christ Written in Heaven. Daelin has been accepted to attend Georgia Trade School in Acworth, Georgia where he will be studying in a career in Welding in the summer class of July.

Congratulations to Daelin and the rest of his 2018 Wakulla High graduating class. ... See MoreSee Less

An areal flood warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for south central Wakulla County including the area of Sopchoppy. This is used for flooding that gradually develops due to moderate or heavy rainfall. We have received 8-11 inches of rainfall in the Sopchoppy area this morning and last night. The results could be ponding and build up of water in low lying areas.

Please exercise caution when traveling these areas. If you come upon a flooded road, do not drive through it! Wakulla County Emergency Management will continue to monitor this weather event and provide updates as it develops. ... See MoreSee Less

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